2016 Speakers
Keynotes
Sara Blakely
SARA BLAKELY is founder and owner of SPANX, Inc. She founded SPANX in 2000 with $5,000 in savings. A frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, she created undergarments that revolutionized an industry, and ...
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Annie E. Clark
ANNIE E. CLARK is a co-founder of EROC, and a lead complainant in the Title IX and Clery complaints against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in ...
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Anita Hill
ANITA HILL is University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University. She is a vital leader in both the civil rights and women’s rights movements. In 1993, Hill made sexual ...
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Gayle King
Keynote Speaker
Co-host, CBS Mornings, Editor-at-Large, Oprah Daily
GAYLE KING is co-host of CBS Mornings. An accomplished television journalist, King interviews top newsmakers and delivers original reporting to CBS Mornings and all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. She is also ...
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Kevin O’Leary
KEVIN O’LEARY was born to a middle class family in 1954. The combination of his mother’s family heritage as merchants and his father’s Irish charisma truly meant that O’Leary was born for business. He ...
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Special Guest Speakers
Renee Connolly
Remarks
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer & Head, Engagement, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany & Massachusetts Conference for Women Board Member
RENEE CONNOLLY is the chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer and head of ...
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Linda Pizzuti Henry
LINDA PIZZUTI HENRY is the managing director at the The Boston Globe. She is a ...
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Maria Stephanos
MARIA STEPHANOS is an anchor, WCVB Channel 5 and The 10 O'Clock News on MeTV ...
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Karen Holmes Ward
KAREN HOLMES WARD is the director of public affairs and community services for ...
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Breakout Session Speakers
Rekha Abichandani
REKHA ABICHANDANI, MD, MS is group vice president clinical development and ...
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Allison Bebo
ALLISON BEBO is senior vice president, human resources with Hologic. She joined ...
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Jenny Blake
JENNY BLAKE is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker ...
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Lisa Bodell
LISA BODELL is the founder and CEO of futurethink. She is the best-selling author of ...
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Jane Bowman
JANE BOWMAN is the vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships for Boston ...
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Karen Cahn
KAREN CAHN is the founder and CEO of VProud Labs, a video company that ...
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Beth Carlson
BETH CARLSON is vice president of global talent development and organizational ...
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Nicole Castillo
NICOLE CASTILLO the co-founder of BeVisible, a career-building and social media ...
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Pooja Chandrashekar
POOJA CHANDRASHEKAR is currently a sophomore at Harvard University concentrating in ...
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Mallika Chopra
MALLIKA CHOPRA is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker, and published author. ...
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Beth Clymer
BETH CLYMER is the executive vice president of Bain Capital. She joined Bain ...
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Carol Fishman Cohen
CAROL FISHMAN COHEN is the CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch. She consults to some of ...
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Sara Conahan
SARA CONAHAN is the director of community and philanthropy at Suffolk ...
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Catherine Corley
CATHERINE CORLEY is senior vice president of global operations with Catalyst. She is ...
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Theresa S. Creasey
THERESA S. CREASEY is the head of the applied solutions strategic marketing and ...
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Dina Creiger
Dina Creiger founded Choose To Be Nice in 2013 following the tragic Boston Marathon ...
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Dawn Dickson
DAWN DICKSON is founder and CEO of Flat Out of Heels. She created the rollable ...
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Molly Flick
MOLLY FLICK is the vice president, North America services, unity lab services with ...
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Nancy E. Frates
NANCY E. FRATES is the creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge. On March 13, 2011 ...
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Yvonne Garcia
Yvonne Garcia is senior vice president and Global head of client solutions group and ...
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Tali Golan
Tali Golanis head of the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation. From her first ...
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Hannah Grove
HANNAH GROVE is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of State Street ...
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Carla Harris
CARLA HARRIS is a vice chairman, wealth management, managing director and senior ...
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Dr. Susan Harvey
DR. SUSAN HARVEY is the director of breast imaging at Johns Hopkins. She is board ...
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Marsha Haygood
MARSHA HAYGOOD is an author, talent development expert and empowerment coach, ...
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Nora Herting
NORA HERTING is a co-founder and principal at ImageThink, and an award-winning artist ...
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Susan Hodgkinson
Susan Hodgkinsonfounded The Personal Brand Company in 1994. She was the first ...
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Reihaneh Irani-Famili
REIHANEH IRANI-FAMILI is a vice president of business readiness and design at ...
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Donna A. James
DONNA A. JAMES is a trusted resource and advisor to leaders in the public and ...
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Caytha Jentis
CAYTHA JENTIS is an award winning independent filmmaker. Her most recent project is ...
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Thea Kocher
THEA KOCHER has over 11 years’ experience in the luxury beauty industry. She ...
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Dr. Deborah Kolb
DR. DEBORAH KOLB is Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership ...
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Irene Lam
IRENE LAM is the vice president of product development for the newly formed ...
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Stephanie Lampkin
STEPHANIE LAMPKIN is the founder & CEO of Blendoor, merit-based matching, a ...
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Jill Larsen
JILL LARSEN is SVP of strategic talent acquisition, people planning, and services HR ...
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Shirley Leung
Moderator
That's a Good Question: Reinventing Your Career Portfolio
SHIRLEY LEUNG is an award-winning columnist at The Boston Globe, where she ...
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Jess Lively
JESS LIVELY is an online teacher and the host of the podcast, “The Lively Show.” ...
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Stella Low
STELLA LOW is the senior vice president of global communications with Dell. She is a ...
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Courtney Lynch
Courtney Lynch is a founding partner of Lead Star. Together with partner Angie ...
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Heather Majewski
HEATHER MAJEWSKI is assistant vice president and head of wellness innovation with ...
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Jo Malone
JO MALONE has been described as an “English scent maverick,” and is the woman ...
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Margaret A. McKenna
MARGARET A. McKENNA is a lawyer and educator, is a leading expert in educational ...
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Jami Wintz McKeon
JAMI WINTZ MCKEON is chair of Morgan Lewis. She directs the firm’s strategic ...
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Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan
DR. MYECHIA MINTER-JORDAN is president and CEO of The Dimock Center, the largest ...
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Carolyn Muise
CAROLYN MUISE is vice president and chief customer officer for voice of the customer ...
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Helaine Olen
HELAINE OLEN is a columnist at Slate, where she writes “The Bills,” a column ...
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Jennie Orrico
JENNIE ORRICO serves as Shire’s chief compliance and risk officer, with ...
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Laura Orvidas
LAURA ORVIDAS has over 20 years of experience in general management and strategy. ...
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Joan Parsons
JOAN PARSONS is executive vice president, head of specialty banking and a member of ...
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Tracy Pitcher
TRACY PITCHER serves as senior vice president of the Comcast greater Boston region. ...
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Julie A. Planchet
JULIE A. PLANCHET is vice president and general manager of the portable analytical ...
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Liz Powers
LIZ POWERS is the co-founder and chief happiness spreader at ArtLifting, a business ...
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Aparna Rayasam
APARNA RAYASAM has over 19 years of experience in software engineering, working of ...
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Tami Reiss
TAMI REISS leads the Cyrus team to deliver great results for our clients. She focuses ...
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Emily Riemer
EMILY RIEMER is an award-winning journalist with WCVB. She is a co-anchor for the ...
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Paula Rizzo
PAULA RIZZO is the author of “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, ...
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Elizabeth Kolb Robillard
ELIZABETH KOLB ROBILLARD has spent her career in tech startups. She is currently the ...
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Sarah Robb O’Hagan
SARAH ROBB O’HAGAN has been described as “Superwoman undercover” and the ...
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Lelsey Jane Seymour
LELSEY JANE SEYMOUR is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most ...
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Egypt Sherrod
EGYPT SHERROD is the host of HGTV’s all new “Flipping Virgins,” and the ...
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Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler is an American television executive and author. She previously held such ...
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Lynn D. Tinney
Lynn D. Tinneyis vice president, Americas Channels for Riverbed Technology. Prior to ...
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Laura Vanderkam
LAURA VANDERKAM is the author of several time management and productivity books, ...
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Barb Vlacich
BARB VLACICH is vice president, global sales operations with Kronos ...
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Anna Voremberg
ANNA VOREMBERG is the managing director for End Rape on Campus (EROC). She is a ...
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Caroline Webb
CAROLINE WEBB is CEO of Sevenshift, a firm that shows people how to use insights from ...
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Wendy Wecksell
WENDY WECKSELL is CEO of I Am That Girl, a global movement to transform self-doubt ...
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Expert Exchange
Nyra Bannis
NYRA BANNIS joined Shire Pharmaceuticals in September, 2010, where she currently ...
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Jennifer Davis
JENNIFER DAVIS is vice president of global communications with Dell. She joined Dell ...
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Jodi Euerle Eddy
JODI EUERLE EDDY is a senior vice president and the CIO for Boston Scientific, a ...
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Gwen Fisher
GWEN FISHER joined Shire in January 2012 and is currently head of U.S. commercial ...
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Lori Fontaine
LORI FONTAINE is vice president of clinical affairs at Hologic, Inc. and is ...
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Julie Haskell
Julie Haskell is managing director, global inclusion and diversity with State Street ...
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Jerome Katz
Jerome Katz is vice president, global service provider for Cisco Systems. He leads ...
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Rita Kenahan
RITA KENAHAN is senior manager of professional education for Johnson & Johnson ...
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Joe Kowan
Joe Kowan is an assistant vice president and design director with State Street Global ...
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Susan Vissers Lisa
SUSAN VISSERS LISA is vice president of investor relations at Boston Scientific ...
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Katherine Lucas
Katherine Lucas is managing director and head of marketing, North America with State ...
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Jamila Payne
JAMILA PAYNE is the president and CEO of Ideas Action Design and creator, of Daily ...
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Lisa A. Wyman
LISA A. WYMAN is senior director and head of quality compliance and data analytics at ...
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Social Media Roundtable
Bella Boutet
BELLA BOUTET is a social data storyteller, turning unstructured data into meaningful ...
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Colleen Bradley-MacArthur
COLLEEN BRADLEY-MacARTHUR has had a 15 year career in media, including broadcast, ...
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Bobbie Carlton
BOBBIE CARLTON is founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and ...
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Monica Cost
MONICA COST is a Pathfinder, internet television host, author and speaker. Her unique ...
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Meridith Dennes
MERIDITH DENNES is a co-founder and the CEO of Project Eve LLC, a leading women’s ...
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Marsha Halperin Epstein
MARSHA HALPERIN EPSTEIN is president and founder of the American Nanny Company. An ...
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Andrea C. Imafidon
ANDREA C. IMAFIDON is a certified life and startup business coach and consultant, who ...
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Adrienne Lavidor-Berman
ADRIENNE LAVIDOR-BERMAN has been building online communities for over 15 years. ...
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Nicole Williams
NICOLE WILLIAMS learned in her early life, that there is a connection between the job ...
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Small Business Roundtable
Kim Dawson
KIM DAWSON began her entrepreneurial life early, selling arts and crafts door-to-door ...
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Rita Ng
RITA NG is the founder and owner of Boston Bonbon, which she founded in late 2014 ...
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Kit Pang
KIT PANG is a public speaking coach, communication expert, TEDx and keynote speaker. ...
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Gwenn Rosener
GWENN ROSENER is a co-founder of FlexProfessionals, a niche staffing and recruiting ...
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Ceylan Rowe
CEYLAN ROWE is the founder of Trendy Napkin and the MetroWest commissioner for the ...
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Tiffanie Stanard
TIFFANIE STANARD is a technology influencer, speaker, media personality and serial ...
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Jeanne Union
JEANNE UNION of Union Sales Presentation Coaching is an accomplished coach, ...
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